WHO Archives - The Glitters Online https://theglittersonline.com.ng/tag/who/ A voice for the people Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:23:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.8 119911796 WHO Says Trump Vaccine Shake-up Goes Against Evidence https://theglittersonline.com.ng/who-114/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:23:29 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=367226 WHO Says Trump Vaccine Shake-up Goes Against Evidence   The World Health Organisation warned Wednesday that US President Donald Trump’s bid to overhaul child vaccination in the United States went against “decades of evidence.” Trump signed an order on Monday pushing for a rethink of school vaccine mandates and repeating calls for the measles, mumps […]

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]]> 367226 WHO Declares Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak Over https://theglittersonline.com.ng/who-113/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 20:27:08 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=363631 WHO Declares Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak Over   The World Health Organisation on Thursday declared an end to the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship which sparked international alarm, after the last person left quarantine. There were 12 confirmed and one probable case stemming from the MV Hondius, including three deaths. But while the […]

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]]> 363631 New Ebola Outbreak Has No Approved Vaccine, WHO Warns https://theglittersonline.com.ng/who-112/ Wed, 20 May 2026 12:21:23 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=359821 New Ebola Outbreak Has No Approved Vaccine, WHO Warns   The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday raised fresh fears over a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda, warning that the deadly virus strain behind the epidemic currently has no approved vaccine or treatment. Speaking during an ongoing […]

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]]> 359821 Hantavirus: Average Persons Have No Need To Worry – WHO https://theglittersonline.com.ng/who-111/ Mon, 11 May 2026 05:30:17 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=359005 Hantavirus: Average Persons Have No Need To Worry – WHO   The average person has no reason to worry about potential hantavirus infection, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared. The update comes just as the  Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC)  assured Nigerians that no case of Hantavirus has been recorded in the country following reports […]

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]]> 359005 WHO Warns Of More Hantavirus Cases In ‘Limited’ Outbreak https://theglittersonline.com.ng/who-warns/ Fri, 08 May 2026 19:49:46 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=358832 WHO Warns Of More Hantavirus Cases In ‘Limited’ Outbreak   The World Health Organization said Thursday that more cases of the hantavirus could emerge but expected the outbreak to be “limited” if precautions are taken, after the disease killed three passengers from a cruise ship. Another sick passenger from the MV Hondius landed in Europe […]

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]]> 358832 We Have Five Confirmed Cases Of Hantavirus On Cruise Ship- WHO https://theglittersonline.com.ng/who-110/ Thu, 07 May 2026 19:19:27 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=358736 We Have Five Confirmed Cases Of Hantavirus On Cruise Ship- WHO The World Health Organization said Thursday there were now five confirmed hantavirus cases from the Atlantic cruise ship outbreak, with three more suspected — and warned further cases were possible. Despite the three fatalities, the WHO insisted that the outbreak on the MV Hondius was […]

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]]> 358736 WHO Tracks 80 Passengers After Woman Dies From Hantavirus https://theglittersonline.com.ng/who-tracks-80/ Tue, 05 May 2026 19:35:03 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=358559 WHO Tracks 80 Passengers After Woman Dies From Hantavirus   The World Health Organization said Tuesday it was tracing people on a flight between the island of Saint Helena and Johannesburg, taken by a cruise ship passenger who died of hantavirus. A total of 82 passengers and six crew were on board the April 25 […]

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]]> 358559 Vaccines Have Saved More Than 150m Lives – WHO https://theglittersonline.com.ng/vaccines-24/ Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:38:28 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=357644 Vaccines Have Saved More Than 150m Lives – WHO   World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that over the past 50 years, vaccines have saved more than 150 million lives, as ordinary people chose to protect themselves, their children and their communities from diseases like measles, diphtheria, pertussis, polio, and rotavirus. WHO, gave the assurance […]

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]]> 357644 World Health Day: Science Must Guide Global Action, WHO Tells Govts https://theglittersonline.com.ng/who-109/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:40:00 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=356084 World Health Day: Science Must Guide Global Action, WHO Tells Govts   As the world marks World Health Day 2026, themed: “Together for Health. Stand with Science”, the World Health Organisation, WHO on Monday issued a warning on the state of global health, urging governments and communities to act decisively and ensure that scientific evidence […]

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]]> 356084 WHO Probes Hydrocarbon Exposure In Ogoniland, Screens 4,000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/who-108/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:47:06 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=352594 WHO Probes Hydrocarbon Exposure In Ogoniland, Screens 4,000   The World Health Organisation has begun a comprehensive health study of Ogoniland, Rivers State, to investigate the prevalence of ailments associated with long-term exposure to hydrocarbons. This initiative aligns with the recommendations of the United Nations Environment Programme report, which called for a follow-up health study […]

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